Totem Pole
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The Indian tribes of the Northwest Pacific Coast had complex social systems and distinctive arts and mythologies. One of their most remarkable achievements was a bizarre, highly sophisticated wood carving art that found its highest expression in the great carved cedar column, the totem pole. The film presents the unique development of the seven types of totem poles and house posts, discussing each in terms of mythology, construction, and use.
Credits
- Photography Direction (Editing, Producer William R. Heick)
- Script
- Samuel A. Barrett, William R. Heick, C. Cameron Macauley
- Narrator
- Anthony Ostroff
- Production Supervisor
- Clyde B. Smith
- Research Consultant
- Wilson Duff; Animation Alan Atkins Art
Complete catalog record
Describes the development of the seven types of totem poles and house posts. Discusses each in terms of a social system and mythology that stresses kinship, rank and ostentatious display of wealth. Shows the ancient method of felling a large cedar tree and erecting a pole. Mungo Martin, a famous carver and chief of the Kwakiutl, carves a totem pole. Produced by Clyde B. Smith for UCEMC.
More in American Indian Series
- Pine Nuts - A Food Of The Paiute And Washo Indians 1961
- Sinew - Backed Bow And Its Arrows 1961
- Acorns - Staple Food Of California Indians 1962
- Basketry of the Pomo 1962
- Game Of Staves 1962
- Wooden box: made by steaming and bending. 1962
- Kashia Men's Dances: Southwestern Pomo Indians. 1963
- Totem Pole 1963
- Dream dances of the Kashia Pomo. 1964
- Obsidian Point - Making 1964
- The Beautiful Tree--Chishkale 1964
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Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, catalog record
- Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967) — title, year, creator, length, color, description, credits
- 16mm Filmography editors — length
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